Top 5 Friday: Guilty pleasure music.

TOP 5 FRIDAY is when we each list five of our favorite things, depending on the topic. Feel free to join in via the comments or by posting on your own blog and linking back here. Play along. It’s Friday.

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There is no reason why I love these songs. I just do. Do I feel a smidge of shame? Maybe. But do I turn the station when the radio plays one of these? Absolutely not.

These are the Top 5 songs that I love dearly, even if it isn’t cool to love them. These are the songs that I remember singing as a child, or as a teen, and knowing that they would follow me into my adult life and be in my heart forevermore.

Don’t judge me. Celebrate with me. Watch the videos, relax into the music. Realize that in days gone by, there was some interesting songs being made that WE ALL STILL LOVE. Okay? Okay. Proceed.

The first boy who thinks to call me and sing this chorus will have my undying affection.

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4. Uptown Girl

I grew up singing this song with my Mom. [Uh, dear Mama, do you care that I just told the Internet that you had a thing for Billy Joel in the 80s? Would you like me to also mention that you loved Tom Selleck from Magnum PI?

No? Ok. I won’t then.]

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5. To Be With You

Right? Who is with me? You know you loved this song. You KNOW you did. You still love it. You still do. It’s okay. This is a safe place. No judgement here.

Also, the key change at 2:30? That’s the stuff that magic is made of.

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YOUR TURN!

Go ahead. Fess up. What are some songs that are your guilty pleasure?

27 comments

Music gets me every time!
I love your list by the way. And that last one revealed a little more about you. 😉 I had Billy Joel’s Big Shot on here, but felt these others were a better pick. Tell your mama I have every Billy Joel album in my closet and his was the first real concert I saw.

I’ve always loved Billy Joel. He is probably not considered cool anymore, but I will always like him, and uptown girl is one of my favorites of his songs. I’m a bit of an 80s girl. Gotta admit I like the song footloose, and the movie(the original). Hearing your number 5 song made me think of a song my friends and I liked by Extreme. I am having trouble remembering the name of it. But, it was a big deal because supposedly the guys in Extreme(I think their last name was Nelson and they were twins) were from my hometown in Massachusetts. At least that is what I was told. Not sure how true it is, though.

Oooh this is a fun one! Now I’m going to have to fire up a good Pandora station…

1. “My Heart Will Go On”, though I refuse to feel guilty for loving it because WE ALL LOVE IT. As we should.
2. “Fantasy” by Ludacris. It’s so, so awful – the lyrics are SO AWFUL – but the rhythm of it is so catchy. Someone needs to do a lyric re-write so I don’t have to put on a fake mustache when I listen to it in public.
3. “Whiskey Girl” by Toby Keith. Don’t my baby look good in them blue jeans?
4. “Kryptonite” by 3 Doors Down. I’M SORRY.
5. “Rhythm is Gonna Get You” by Gloria Estefan… Come on shake your body babay do that conga!!

The new M83 song “Midnight City”. I know SO CLICHÉ at this point, right? I mean, Pitchfork reviewed that in July, and I’m still listening to it like a complete loser. Don’t look at my musical taste; it’s HIDEOUS.

This one is mortifying as well…don’t tell anyone I’ve been listening to Bon Iver’s “Perth” either. I’M SORRY.

I AM SO EXCITED THAT YOU HAVE #3 AND #5 ON YOUR LIST!!!! #3 plays a major role in my childhood!! My brother and I were forced to listen to it while my mom warmed up for her ‘Jazzercise’ workout in our living room but we grew to love it . And #5 has been in my music library for the longest and when it comes on, I either get the ‘what and the world is this song’ or ‘oh heck yes!’ look and I jam it regardless.

Here is my list:
1. Bell Biv Devoe- Poison. Bo explanation needed right ?
2. Boyz II Men- Motown Philly…. playing the ‘air trumpet’ is a requirement.
3. Presidents of the united states- Lump. Am I the only one who remembers this group? This was my 1st CD. Still listen to it.
4. S club 7- Never had a dream come true. Just in case you need a refresher: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z8E15HNlc-M&feature=youtube_gdata_player

If I were to make a favorite songs list…this would be it! Love me some Dolly and Kenny! My little sis and I used to BE Dolly and Kenny to this song…and perform it in front of any and all who would watch! L-O-V-E!

Oh, how I loved “To Be With You”…I so wanted someone to feel that way about me!! 🙂
Most of the Journey songs, for sure.
But really? Dancing Queen…I have danced in public to that song more than once. And I mean, like the Galleria in Dallas kind of public.